The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 93 Supply Point No. 5 (Thanks to reader 20220731103946790 for the donation)

Bai Xiuluo paused slightly at this point, then continued, "Alright, I'm leaving now. I need to try to break through as soon as possible. You all need to work hard too. There are only thirteen days left until the bacterial calamity. Even if you can't reach the peak, you should at least reach the top level, otherwise it will be difficult to survive the bacterial calamity."

As he prepared to leave, Zhou Xigang couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Bai, isn't it only those at the peak level who can enter Lingxu City? Does that mean even those at the top level can?"

Bai Xiuluo gave him a deep look before saying, "Although top-tier individuals can't directly enter Lingxu City, they at least have a final chance to fight. Among the five of you, there should be at least one or two top-tier individuals to have any hope of fighting. In short—let's all work hard together."

Having said that, he no longer hesitated, picked up his giant axe, and took long strides, each step covering several meters, and soon disappeared into the distant patches of green mushrooms.

After watching Bai Xiuluo leave, the five looked at each other. Zhou Xi had just spoken up, saying, "If what he said is true, then we're all doomed."

Lin Muying frowned slightly and said, "The spore stage is divided into five stages. The three of us are considered intermediate, while Lili and Fang Mingxuan are beginners, far from the top level. I just hope this White Asura is lying to us, otherwise—"

She didn't finish her sentence because if what Bai Xiuluo said was true, the five of them wouldn't be qualified to enter Lingxu City at all, and they would all die when the Thirteen-Day Plague struck.

Li Yu slowly said, "This White Asura shouldn't be lying to us, nor would he have any reason to—"

Qian Lili's face showed tension, and she habitually gripped the hem of her clothes with her left hand, saying, "Doesn't that mean we'll all die in thirteen days? I—I don't want to die."

Li Yu glanced at her before saying, "If we can't reach the peak, we can try to reach the top. According to Bai Xiuluo, as long as one or two of us reach the top, we can make a final push."

Zhou Xigang sighed and said, "I'm afraid there won't be enough time. We're only at the intermediate level now. To reach the top level, we need to advance two more levels. We only have thirteen days left. I don't know if there's any hope."

Li Yu turned his head to look north and said, "Have you forgotten about the hotel?"

A thought struck everyone, and Zhou Xigang immediately looked at him and said, "Li Yu, what you mean is—"

Li Yu nodded slightly and said, "If all else fails, we can try entering the hotel's deep pit and take a gamble. Maybe there'll be a glimmer of hope. I always feel that Bai Xiuluo's attitude towards us is a bit subtle. There must be some reason we don't know about it."

He paused slightly at this point, then continued, "Let's not think about these things for now. We still have time. Let's go to supply point number five and see what they have, then we can make a proper plan. It would be best if we could reach the top level within thirteen days. If that doesn't work, we'll try our luck at the hotel."

Zhou Xigang also perked up and said, "That's right. Since God has brought us here, He can't possibly leave us no way to survive."

Qian Lili said, "There must be something in that deep pit in the hotel. Why don't we go check out the supply point first, and then go back to the hotel?"

She felt that the volume of the bursting spores on her chest had doubled from the initial size. If nothing unexpected happened, she could break through to the intermediate stage of the spore stage at any time and could go back to the hotel to check on things.

Although the map marked the North District as a forbidden area, they walked out of the North District hotel and found that the North District was actually the safest place. Clearly, the markings on the map were not entirely accurate.

Lin Muying said, "Lili is right. Under normal circumstances, we are afraid it will be difficult for us to reach the top level in thirteen days. We don't even have the hope of taking a gamble that Bai Xiuluo mentioned. Since we can't avoid the bacterial disaster, we might as well try our luck at the hotel."

According to Bai Xiuluo, there are five stages in the spore stage. For each advancement, the spore volume needs to double, which means the difficulty also doubles. It took them several days to advance from the initial stage to the intermediate stage. Based on this, it is impossible for them to advance to the top stage in the remaining thirteen days.

Zhou Xi glanced at the four people in front of him and said, "Then let's leave it at that for now. Let's go check out the supply point first, and then go back to the hotel to see what's going on. How about that?"

Qian Lili and Fang Mingxuan both nodded in agreement.

Li Yu thought of the map that marked the North District as a forbidden area, but the fungal beasts they encountered in the North District were the weakest, and he really couldn't understand why.

Could it be that the reason the North District was designated a forbidden area wasn't due to the strength of the fungal beasts, but rather because there was another hidden reason?

Perhaps this hidden secret is the mystery concealed in the deep pit of the hotel that they are curious about.

"Walk."

The five continued on their way and soon passed through the green mushroom area. They did not encounter any more fungal beasts along the way. About ten minutes later, they spotted three people in the distance.

The three of them also saw Li Yu and his group of five, and quickly changed direction, heading in the other direction.

Li Yu looked up and could clearly see the swirling light spots slowly forming in the sky.

Most of the buildings in this area have collapsed and crumbled, and from a distance, they appear as a vast expanse of broken walls and ruins.

Within these ruins, a faint light source emanates, forming a beautiful radiant shield that envelops the entire area.

"We've arrived." Li Yu's spirits lifted as he stared at the ruins shrouded in the light shield and stretched out his hand: "The supply point number five they mentioned should be there."

The other four breathed a sigh of relief; they had finally arrived at the supply point they had been searching for.

"Let's go." Zhou Xi had just gripped the iron spear in his hand when he couldn't help but want to speed up.

Everyone was filled with curiosity about this supply point and wanted to know what it contained.

The group had only taken a few steps when four people appeared from the ruins in the distance—three men and one woman. They were all wearing leather armor and knee pads, carrying weapons, and were hurrying away in another direction.

"It really is a supply point. Looks like there are quite a few people there," Zhou Xigang said as he surveyed the area from a distance.

Qian Lili said nervously and excitedly, "We're finally here. I wonder if there's a place to take a shower."

All she wants right now is to take a shower, change into clean clothes, eat some delicious food, and then get a good night's sleep.

As they talked, they approached the ruins. As they got closer, Li Yu observed that the light emanating from there gradually became brighter, and could be seen clearly even in daylight.

Soon, they saw three more young men. Like the others, they emerged from the ruins and quickly disappeared into the distance, showing no interest in the appearance of Li Yu and his group of five.

Li Yu and his group of five were equipped with similar gear to ordinary locals, so they naturally didn't attract their attention.

As they got closer, they saw several more groups of people emerge from there and leave in different directions.

Each group consisted of anywhere from three to five or six people, all of whom were very young, around twenty years old.

The closer they got, the more people appeared, both men and women, clearly indicating that this supply point had gathered a large number of indigenous people.

Finally, the five of them arrived at the ruins.

Looking at the rows of collapsed houses and piles of reinforced concrete blocks in front of them, the crowd showed expressions of undisguised astonishment.

There are no mushrooms in these ruins, not even mycelium.

There were no fuzzy fungal spores on the ground, nor the giant mushrooms that were everywhere; instead, there was a dirt road that they hadn't seen in a long time.

You can see groups of three or five people walking in a hurry through the ruins. Few people stop to talk; everyone seems very busy.

"Strange—why can't we see any mushrooms here—" Qian Lili muttered softly, her face showing undisguised surprise.

Li Yu squinted slightly, guessing that the strange phenomenon here was probably related to the light source above. Perhaps the light shield covering this ruin isolated the fungal spores, making this the only pure land in this river city.

The five people carefully walked along the surrounding ruins, and soon they saw the source of light in the distance.

It was an unimaginably gigantic mushroom, like a towering tree, its entire body as white as jade, emitting a bright white light that enveloped the ruins.

This colossal mushroom reached an astonishing height of five meters, with its giant cap exceeding five meters in diameter, and its straight stem requiring at least three or four people to encircle it.

The five people stared in disbelief, exchanging glances. Only when they saw the shocked expressions on everyone's faces could they be sure they weren't seeing things.

"My God, are there mushrooms this big in the world?" Qian Lili's mouth was so wide open that a fist could almost fit inside.

Zhou Xigang muttered, "What's so strange about it? It's not surprising that strange things can appear in this damn world. It's just a mushroom, isn't it? It's just—it's just damn big."

Li Yu silently gazed at the giant mushroom in the distance, watching the light emanating from its cap. Above, countless points of light were converging on the cap, forming an enormous vortex.

The cap absorbs these light spots and then spews out white light, forming a light shield with a diameter of over 200 meters, protecting the ruins and making this a safe human supply point.

Around the mushroom tree, some tents were set up, and from a distance, you could see many people going in and out of those tents.

"Let's go, let's take a look. Maybe we can find what we need there." Li Yu took a breath, calmed down, and took the lead in walking towards the giant mushroom tree in the distance.

The other four followed closely behind, all showing a mixture of excitement and nervousness.

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the air here seems fresher."

Qian Lili took a deep breath, somewhat exaggeratedly, and stepped into the white light. Stepping on the familiar muddy ground, she felt an indescribable sense of comfort.

The ruins area, shrouded in a faint white light, was not large, about two hundred meters in diameter, centered on the mushroom tree. Li Yu observed the people coming and going around him and estimated that the total number of people at the supply point at this moment should exceed one hundred.

The appearance of Li Yu and his group of five did not attract much attention. Even if many people bumped into them, they would only glance at them and then quickly leave.

Finally, they arrived at the mushroom tree in the center of the supply point. The closer they got, the more they felt the awe-inspiring presence of this giant mushroom.

Although they saw many giant mushrooms along the way, most of them were only one or two meters tall. This was the first time they had ever seen such a super giant mushroom that was five meters tall.

Tents were set up around the mushroom stem, with wooden signs next to them. Li Yu's eyes immediately fell on the wooden sign next to the tent in front of him, which read "Edible Fungus" in large characters.

There were seven or eight people standing in front of the tent, carrying backpacks, queuing up.

Inside the tent, a young couple was counting mushrooms.

The man and woman were dressed in black armor and black knee pads, making them stand out among the crowd and indicating that they were not ordinary people.

Everyone immediately recalled Bai Xiuluo's earlier warning: do not provoke people wearing black armor; he was clearly referring to this man and woman.